Qualifying change: A method for defining clinically meaningful outcomes of change score computation

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1478-1482

  Tractenberg, R E ^a   Jin, S ^a   Patterson, M ^a   Schneider, L S ^a   Gamst, A ^a   Thomas, R G ^a   Thal, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Data interpretation; Follow up studies; Health status indicators; Methods; Outcome assessment (health care); Statistical

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033777652     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.2000.48.11.1478     Document Type: Article

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